Steven van de Velde representing the Netherlands against Italy at the Olympics yesterday. Credit: Getty

Protecting child rapist reveals Olympics double standard Steven van de Velde proves sporting talent can excuse the most heinous crimes

Josephine Bartosch

Manchester Airport video is a lesson for the BBC New footage has challenged the original narrative of police brutality

Sunday

28.07

Golan Heights attack could provoke an Israel-Hezbollah war Though neither side wants to escalate, they may be left with no choice

'Look, another contender.' Credit: Getty

What are the dividing lines in Tory leadership contest?

German EV demand stalls as consumers reject green tech Car-makers such as Porsche are scaling back production

Ralph Schoellhammer

Saturday

27.07

Kamala Harris’s California record will haunt her The former senator has little to be proud of during her time in the Golden State

The sports gambling industry grew more than tenfold in five years. Credit: Getty

Bankruptcies jump 28% in states with legal online sports betting

Olympics ceremony shows France as a cultural museum Last night's rain-soaked spectacle in Paris was mainly North American

Labour teaches the Tories how power works Britain's new government has demonstrated how easy it is to discard old policies

Friday

26.07

Is Josh Shapiro key to a Harris victory? The Pennsylvania Governor is popular even with Trump voters

Charles McElwee

Richard Ayoade is one of a select few in the comedy industry to stand up for his former colleague Linehan. Credit: Getty

Richard Ayoade defends Graham Linehan over trans views

AI boyfriend surge is the endpoint of Mills & Boon Atomisation in the West has fuelled a greater desire for fantasy

Javier Milei was elected for a single purpose: to lower inflation. Credit: Getty

Javier Milei’s libertarian experiment is surviving — for now

Juan David Rojas

Labour to axe university free speech bill Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has pledged to end campus culture wars

Poor Big Tech earnings signal danger for US economy There are growing concerns that the AI revolution may turn out to be a fairy tale

Olaf Scholz wants a second term — but Germans aren’t interested Voters have lost confidence in the ineffectual Chancellor

Thursday

25.07

Kamala Harris ignores the Blue Wall at her peril The Vice President needs midwestern voters to secure victory

Michael Baharaeen

Dink-free zone. Credit: Getty

Young Americans increasingly don’t want children

Gaza conflict threatens to destabilise Olympics Calls to ban Israeli athletes have heightened tensions in Paris

David Goldblatt

Isis-S is trying to influence Sweden's Somali diaspora. Credit: Getty

Sweden is turning into Europe’s Islamist hotspot

German government hid mask evidence, report alleges New RKI files reveal a chasm between the government's knowledge and its actions

Labour inches closer to digital ID cards The Digital Information and Smart Data Bill risks leading to mission creep

Timandra Harkness

Wednesday

24.07

GOP divided over Kamala Harris strategy The Right has mixed feelings about personal attacks on the Vice President

Police were forced to pepper spray protestors in DC. Credit: Getty

Netanyahu’s US visit inflames tensions within Democrats

Ashley Rindsberg

Will JD Vance drag down Trump’s ticket?

Lord Roberts speaks in the upper house yesterday. Credit: UK Parliament

Andrew Roberts: abolishing hereditary peers will break our link with history

Can James Cleverly conquer divided Tories? Presenting himself as the unity candidate could pay off

Volodymyr Zelensky leaves Downing Street last week. Credit: Getty

New debt deal is a big victory for Ukraine

Maximilian Hess

Is Andrew Tate to blame for violence against women — or a distraction? British police bear more responsibility for the 'national emergency' than influencers

Long Tory leadership contest is a recipe for chaos Party morale will be damaged by a protracted race

Tuesday

23.07

Kamala Harris polling worse than Biden with young voters A new poll suggests that the Vice President is no Gen Z favourite

He's still standing. Credit: Getty

Elton John condemns the war on drugs